Vivian M Lewis Nominated by Republicans in New Jersey
Vivian M. Lewis of Paterson, New Jersey, commissioner of banking and insurance, was nominated for governor at the Republican state convention in Trenton after a heated platform fight. Lewis swung toward progressive ideas, helping form a platform endorsing a public utility commission, election laws, and tariff reforms, with broader state policies aligned to Taft administration priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Vivian M. Lewis
Paterson
Banking and Insurance of
New Jersey
Lewis
Franklin Murphy
John J. Gardner
Edmund Wakelee
United States
John Kean
State Committee
Gardner
Taft
Gov. Port
Etete
Taft Visits Homestate To Ease Ohio Republican Rift
President Taft arrives in Cincinnati and meets several Ohio Republican leaders during a two to three day stay. He plans to speak at the opening of a major dam on the Ohio River and will define his stance on harbor and river improvements and federal spending. He is expected to criticize pork barrel politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Taft
New York
Ohio
Ohio River
Hunters Shoot Man Mistaken for Deer at Camp
An unknown hunter was shot and killed in Childwood park near Saranac Lake thirty miles away. He was mistaken for a deer by a hunting party whose members are unnamed. A high power rifle killed him with a shot to the back of the head. This marks the third hunter fatality since the deer season opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saranac Lake
Childwood Park
Miners Resume Work on Two Year Contract
Kansas City dispatch reports thirty thousand coal miners from Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma return to work after a five month strike under a two year contract agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kaiser Visits Emperor Joseph in Vienna
Kaiser William has arrived in Vienna and will stay two days as the guest of Emperor Franz Joseph at Schönbrunn Palace, with the visit taking place in late September. The visit underscores high level diplomatic exchanges between the two monarchies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Emperor Joseph
Vienna
William
Fransis Josevith
Schovabruag
Finding Mark Twain by Faith
Brander Matthews and Francis Wilson joked they would find Mark Twain with a five cent stamp. They wrote to “Mark Twain, God Knows Where,” and within weeks Clemens replied. The letter traveled through Harper & Bros., Chatto & Windus, a Vienna bank, and finally to a small Austrian town, Bockman, where Twain happened to be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Brander Matthews
Francis Wilson
Players Club of
New York
Mr. Wilson
Clemens
Professor Matthews
Europe
Mr. Clemens
New York Post Office
Harper & Bros
Chatto & Windus
London
Vienna
Austria
Bockman
German Adulteration Laws Force Wine Analysis
A Nuremberg correspondent reports strict German wine rules requiring domestic and foreign bottles to undergo dual analyses after customs. He paid 24 cents for the tests, received a purity certificate and the shipment cage, and found two bottles used as bases with none left, questioning entitlement to the empty bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuremberg
Este
Receipt Row Ends a Small Shop Debt
A customer asks for a receipt at a village store. The proprietor snaps a diagonal line across the keeper’s book and agrees the matter is settled. The customer declares he will not be asked again, then hands over the money while the storekeeper contemplates rubbing out the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
One of the Natives Joke in London Telegraph
A countryman asks about a kangaroo in a cage. A gentleman calls it a native of Australia. The countryman recoils and exclaims that his sister married one of them, expressing shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
London Telegraph
Spotlight Ambition Meets Hard Landing Forecast
An observant citizen remarks that a man seeks attention without restraint. Senator Sorghum warns that the bold figure may misread danger and face a deadly consequence, a locomotive headlight disaster looming as a metaphor for reckless pursuit.
Quip by Labouccere on Gladstone and Providence
The quote notes Gladstone Henry Labouccere remarking that while he does not object to Mr Gladstone occasionally using an ace from his sleeve he wishes he would not claim Providence placed it there. The line reflects wit about luck and fate in political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone Henry Labouccere
Gladstone
Youngster and Reporter Exchange Amid Billing Talk
A New York Journal tease notes a back and forth where a young person avoids paparazzi questions about youth while a journalist mentions urgent billing triggers that could hasten age. The fragment hints at media pressure and financial leverage in a brief dialogue snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paps
New York Journal
Quackly and Smackly Exchange Quick Cash Advice
A brief dialogue captures two characters exchanging a few days worth of money. Smackly offers cash while noting potential future need, and Quackly inquires about the available amount. The exchange hints at frugality and flexible planning in a casual setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quackly
Want of care causes greater damage than Snowhedge failure
A fragment states that neglect harms more than a frost or hedge failure. It contrasts care levels with consequences, implying caution in maintenance and oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brankiia
Danky Jack and the Church Deacons Canker
The tale follows Danky Jack, a feared killer, who refuses church reform. Deacons propose pay to shoot him, then organize a church court to enforce curbs on violence. Jack sues, dies after a clash of law and faith, and the wooden church becomes a respected stone edifice with a marble headstone CAWKY JACK.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canky Jack
United States
John Biggers
Danky Jack
Fenomons
Jack
Tennessee
Fac
Hargan
Brethren
Canky
Canky Dack
Deacon Riggs
Deacon
Prolonged Complaints Prompt Lydia E. Pinkham Endorsements
A long reader letter collage praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It cites a case of a tumor that supposedly vanished after 14 bottles, plus several testimonials of relief from back pain, pelvic disorders, and gynecological troubles, urging others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Pinkham
Atd
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn
Mase
Lydia KE
Pink
Ham
J. Bakket
Pein
I. Hayes
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Pinkham
Electric Bitters Endorsement Improves Health Under Strain
Mrs. J. K. Van de Lande of Kirkland Illinois credits Electric Bitters with preventing breakdowns during three months of severe strain. The tonic medicine promises health and strength with a satisfaction guarantee from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. van de Lande
Kirkland, IL
Ste
J. E. Lemmon
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Dont Pool Will Lose Money Dont Trust Poor Work
Consumers are urged to avoid cheap tailoring and choose Jean Huysmans the Ladies Tailor for quality suits, warning that low-cost options risk money loss and poor workmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Huysmans
Foley's Medicine Ad Promotes Safe Child Syrup
A Reliable Medicine- NOT A NAR. Foley's Money and Tar is a safe and effective medicine for children as it does not contain opiates or harmful drugs. Get only the genuine Foley's Honey and Tear in the yellow package. Lemmon's Pharmacy Metithin tey Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Foley's
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Metithintey Drug Co
Public Sale of Farm Stock and Crops Near Washington
A public sale at the seller’s farm nine miles west and one mile south of Washington at Thus station on Wednesday October 5 begins at 10:00 am. Described property includes five horses, four cattle, sixty one hogs, and sixty three acres of early planted corn yielding about 70 bushels per acre. Species details: sorrel and black work horses, brown and black brood mares in foal, a black colt two years old. two yearling heifers, spring steer calves. sixty head of thoroughbred Berkshire hogs, brood sows, spring shoats, one month old boar. corn yield estimate and location noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thus Station
Auction Notice for Farm Implements and Hay
A sparsely detailed listing offers about 16 tons of hay and numerous farm tools including a McCormick four‑horse machine, two mowers, cultivators, sulky, stalk cutter, lawn mower and more. Terms include 12 month credit on sums over $16 with 6 percent interest, or cash on delivery, with lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baem
McCarmick
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank L. Wilson & Co
the House of Good Shoes
the Sanitary Grocery
Selden L. Stewart
P.S
J. C. Smith
Washington National Bank
Yutal
Fairbanks-Morse
Barre
Cairns
U.S
Mason Transfer & Storage Company
Keck Floral
Harper's Weekly
Zoe
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Labouchere
Cawky Jack
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EK
Barber
TES. B
George May
Pinkhames
Lydia Kinkh
Gynoe
4Th Ave
L’aterson
B. F. Hayes
W. K. Housh
Lydis F.ham
West
Wrage
Haven
Vis
DR. Thomas
Mutual
D. A. Harwood
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!